My 180g Aquasystem tank build

very impressive build!!! jealousy will ensue

 

Reefbrush - thank you! I have a Humuhumu trigger now in place of the BT. Still miss him though.

greg31 - thanks! Took me a while to get everything sorted, but well worth it!

jk901 - i've had AOIs during all my time as an quarist, from 29g, 55, 75, 125, etc. I'm a big proponent of them, when done properly of course. And thanks for the comments on DM. While he wasn't the first fish i had, i consider him the centerpiece of my collection.

Foreverfishy - thanks! DM is much more behaved then the ones before him and doesn't have a tendency to go air surfing at all!

Acidryan - thanks! I hope i can make the tank a full blown reef one day, but alas i never have time to.

 

Okay, onto some more of the livestock.... (Sorry, these guys are all gone now)....

- 3" Six Line Wrasse (Rudy): Funny little wrasse that gets constantly harassed by Darth Maul (the Tusk), however he keeps on ticking along. He's pretty big and has a voracious appetite. Although he gets constantly bullied, he has never shown signs of stress, ever. Unfortunately, my plan are to have him possibly replaced with something bigger.



- 3" Black Domino Damsel (Toby) - In a pretty aggressive tank, Toby is pretty docile. He doesn't chase anyone or anything, yet doesn't get frightened by any of the fish (even the Maroon that dwarfs him and tried to bully him once). He doesn't have a set territory either and lurks about the tank constantly. Long term plans are to keep him as the sole black fish.



- 3.5" Coral Beauty (Jose Cuervo) - Jose is pretty stunning to look at likening him to a sort of Tequilla Sunrise mixture (hence the name). I can't figure out who bullies him, but I'm pretty sure its Darth Maul. He's been though a bit with having most of his front fins and back tail nipped not once but twice, but is still pretty resilient and will constantly go scavaging for food regardless. I will probably be replacing him with an Emporer Angel in the near future, because all the bullying around can't be good for him, regardless of how tough he has been.



- 3.5" Yellow Tang (Vitaly) - Another voracious herbivore who continually picks at my algae (thanks!). He keeps to himself most of the time and no one bothers him, nor does he do likewise. Will be keeping him longterm since his brilliant yellow is a nice contrast to the all the other colors.

 

Made a lot of livestock changes (got rid of the smaller ones). Here's the list now and some pics below:

Orange / White / Striped
* Harlequin tusk (Wrasse)
* Maroon clown (Clown)

Blue / Black / Yellow
* Blue tang (Tang)
* Emperor angel (Angel)

Yellow / White / Black
* Vagabond butterfly (Butterfly)
* Foxface Lo (Rabbitfish)

Purple
* Niger Trigger (Trigger)
* Purple Tilefish (Tilefish)


4" Vagabond Butterfly (Caine): Most butterfly's don't get along well with more agressive species because they're rather timid. Luckily, this one is semi-aggressive himself and doesn't get bullied by anyone, not even the similar shaped Emperor in the tank.




4" Emperor Angel (Puyi): He's been a model citizen thus far, even in this early stage of color transformation. Get's along with everyone well, even surprisingly, the similar shaped Vagabond butterfly in the tank.



4.5" Foxface Rabbitfish (Tod) : This fish scares me at times, because when he sleeps at night, sometime his venomous spines erects out and there's been times a fish or two are right nearby him. Otherwise, he's a hearty eater and a model citizen.



5" Niger Triggerfish (Bruce Wayne) : One of my new favorite fishes. I replaced my Humu with him, because the Humu was too docile before and getting punked by the Tusk! =/ What can I say about the Niger that hasn't been said before. The purple is just gorgeous and he's been pretty docile thus far.

 

They are all beautiful fish, but Bruce Wayne is stunning, I had forgotten how amazingly colorful they are. The Butterfly has really nice contrasting patterns and coloration.

 

Thank you Corailline - THe Niger is one of my new favs now. However, my SO tells me that the Vagabond passed away while I am presently on a business trip (sigh). BUtteflies are so fragile...